Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And in the digital world, they take this to heart. Instead of starting a project from scratch, the best practice is to look for what already exists, adapt, and enhance it. We, as all good digital teams should, are following suit. To help…

1. What is your role in BC GOV and what product are you currently working on at the Exchange Lab? I am the Product Owner for the newly formed Modernization / Acceleration team within the Common Components program here at the Exchange Lab, which is a bit of a mouthful! Our team was formed to assist ministries with their application modernization efforts. We have also been tasked with ensuring the…

Have you ever been searching for something online, only to find the website is completely unusable? Maybe the text was hard to read, too jarring on the senses, not enough contrast, or, worse yet, there was no way to change the language to one you could comprehend. …

I’ve said many times in my life, you can’t see your story when you’re living it. It often takes an outsider to see the unique and interesting things that are transpiring around you. So I shouldn’t have been surprised by the comments that occurred over coffee with a group of…

1. What is your role in BC GOV and what product are you currently working on at the Exchange Lab? I am the Senior Scrum Master with the Digital Talent Team. I started my adventure with the BC Government in December 2021 so I am still learning the lay of the land. Before joining government I was working in private sector in strategic development, learning and leadership, and training and…

We dream of a digital government. A continuously evolving, self-organizing leviathan of mission-driven, passionate, talented, human-centred, digital professionals. We dream of a digital talent pipeline flowing into the BC Public Service to support our current and rapidly growing digital service needs. We have a long way to go in realizing…

There’s a lot of talk about “digital transformation” these days. I am pretty sure that by now most of us know that we as a public service (if not as a country) are transitioning towards new systems, processes, and tools. However, for all the discussion surrounding this critical need, we…

1. What is your role in BC GOV and what product are you currently working on at the Exchange Lab? I’ve been with BC Government for 7 months and recently moved into my new role as Community Manager of the Exchange Lab. Currently, I am working on creating community and increasing engagement in The Lab while continuing to support my previous branch during this transition period. …

WHO WE ARE The BC Digital Academy (the DA) is a relatively new program area within the BC Public Service (BCPS) tasked with enabling an enterprise-wide approach to learning and capacity building. We’re situated within the BC Exchange Lab as another support for teams undergoing rapid digital change.